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Three MPLS academics and researchers have been awarded 2020 IOP Medals for their contributions to Physics - two in the Department of Physics and one in the Department of Chemistry.
From The Conversation: Mars InSight: why we’ll be listening to the landing of the Perseverance rover
Earth sciences Physics Research The Conversation
15 February 2021
Ben Fernando (Departments of Earth Sciences and Physics) writes about using the Insight mission to detect seismic signals during the landing of Perseverance - the first time that anyone has tried using a spacecraft on the surface of another planet to detect another spacecraft arriving.
From The Conversation: Spider legs build webs without the brain’s help – providing a model for future robot limbs
The Conversation Zoology
10 February 2021
Fritz Vollrath from the Department of Zoology writes in an article published on The Conversation.
Why Mauritius is culling an endangered fruit bat that exists nowhere else
The Conversation Zoology
26 November 2020
An article from the Conversation by Alexandra Zimmerman (Zoology), Ewan Macdonald (Said Business School) and Tigga Kingston (Texas Tech University).
Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C – but we can act now to stop it
Climate change Physics The Conversation
6 November 2020
In an article from 'The Conversation', John Lynch in the Department of Physics discusses the necessary changes for bringing agriculture in line with a “net-zero” world.
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
The Conversation Zoology
3 September 2020
Amy Hinsley and Diogo Verissimo from the Department of Zoology discuss the illegal wildlife trade in an article from the Conversation.
The Conversation: How can we stop people wanting to buy illegal wildlife products?
Research The Conversation Zoology
9 July 2020
Conservationists have been working for decades to save species such as pangolins and rhinos from illegal hunting and trading. And, with fears that the coronavirus pandemic originated from the wildlife trade, there’s never been more pressure to find solutions.
Coronavirus: why a blanket ban on wildlife trade would not be the right response
COVID-19 Research The Conversation Zoology
8 April 2020
In an article published on The Conversation, Dan Challender, Amy Hinsley, Diogo Verissimo and Michael 't Sas-Rolfes (from the Department of Zoology and the Oxford Martin School) discuss this issue.
Why an Indian ocean deep sea mission will help the Maldives and Seychelles manage their oceans
Research The Conversation Zoology
17 March 2020
Lucy Woodall from the Department of Zoology writes about the “First Descent: Midnight Zone” deep-sea scientific mission in the Indian Ocean, in an article from The Conversation.
Carbon capture and storage has stalled needlessly – three reasons why fears of CO₂ leakage are overblown
Climate change Earth sciences Research The Conversation
4 March 2020
Stephanie Flude (Department of Earth Sciences) and Juan Alcade (Earth Sciences, Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera) discuss how to keep sequestered CO₂ locked away underground, in an article published on The Conversation.
A battle for the jet stream is raging above our heads
Physics Research The Conversation
15 November 2019
Tim Woollings, Associate Professor in Physical Climate Science in the Department of Physics, discusses the factors affecting changes in the jet stream, in an article published on the Conversation.
Want to help cut air pollution? You might need to keep your engine on
Engineering The Conversation
10 May 2019
Felix Leach, Associate Professor of Engineering Science, University of Oxford writes in The Conversation.
Why protesters should be wary of ‘12 years to climate breakdown’ rhetoric
Climate change Physics The Conversation
23 April 2019
An article published in The Conversation by Professor Myles Allen of the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, and the Department of Physics.
Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation – sustainable products are the solution
The Conversation Women in science Zoology
14 November 2018
Eleanor Slade from the Department of Zoology writes in The Conversation.
Dorothy Hodgkin: Britain’s only female Nobel scientist deserves to be on the new £50 note
Chemistry Medical science The Conversation
6 November 2018
In an article published on the Conversation, Professor Elspeth Garman, Professor of Molecular Biophysics in the Department of Biochemistry, argues the case for Dorothy Hodgkin to be the face of the new £50 note.
Making sunlight liquid – a brief history of sunflowers
Plant sciences The Conversation
14 August 2018
Stephen Harris, Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, explores the history of sunflowers in an article published on the Conversation.
How plastic-eating bacteria actually work
Chemistry The Conversation
18 April 2018
Emily Flashman, Research Fellow in Enzymology in the Department of Chemistry, discusses the recent discovery of bacteria that can break down PET in an article written for the Conversation.
Further, faster, deeper: the UK needs a more ambitious Climate Change Act
The Conversation Zoology
29 March 2018
John Krebs, Emeritus Professor of Zoology at Oxford, and Joanna Haigh, Co-Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change & Environment at Imperial College London, write about the UK Climate Change Act in an article published on the Conversation.
Why computer simulations should replace animal testing for heart drugs
Computer science MPLS The Conversation
26 March 2018
Researchers from the Department of Computer Science look at why computer simulations should replace animal testing for heart drugs in an article published on the Conversation.
Six clouds you should know about – and what they can reveal about the weather
Physics The Conversation
23 March 2018
Hannah Christensen from the Atmospheric Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford writes for The Conversation.
Why malaria is unlikely to return to Italy – despite a recent death from the disease
The Conversation Zoology
11 September 2017
Donal Bisanzio, Senior Postdoctoral Modeller in the Department of Zoology, and Emanuele Giorgi, Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, discuss malaria in Italy in an article published on the Conversation.